Kandinsky
Guided Tour in English
THE ARTS SOCIETY THE HAGUE
Most kindly invites you to join us for our Special Event
Friday 11th October 2024 at 11.00* hrs.
Wassily Kandinsky - A Retrospective
At the H´ART Museum, Amsterdam in
collaboration with the Centre Pompidou, Paris
* meetup at the museum at 10.45.
The Russian artist Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944) is considered one of the pioneers of abstract art.
More than 60 of Kandinsky's works have most generously been lent to the H´ART museum by the famous Parisian Museum 'Centre Pompidou'.
This selection gives us an overview of his artistic development from his early figurative art to his well-known abstract paintings.
The highlight in this exhibition is the reconstruction of the Salon de Réception of the Juryfreie exhibition in Berlin 1922. (This installation was reconstructed for the opening of Centre Pompidou in 1977.) It is an octagonally shaped area with walls several meters high, painted in hues of brown and black, upon which the artist created paintings in a multitude of colours.
Kandinsky had moved from Russia to Munich in 1896 at the age of 30 years to follow a course in the art of painting. Being Russian he was forced to leave Germany at the outbreak of WW1. He returned to Germany in 1921 and became a teacher at the Bauhaus, Weimar – the first modernistic art school in the world, where he stayed until 1933 when the nazi regime closed Bauhaus. Kandinsky and his wife had to move again, this time to Paris.
The two other pioneers of abstract art Malevitsj and Mondriaan developed and produced artworks of a certain 'purity' whereas Kandinsky, having abandoned figurative art, as had his two contemporaries, was still working hard to find ways to let his paintings move the human soul. While in Paris he was very much influenced by Joan Miró – clearly to be seen in depicted painting with the geometric and organic shapes mixed.
Come and join us and witness the enormous development that took place in Kandinsky's art.
We have 15 places available.
How to book this event:
Special Event Cost [excluding museum entrance]
- For Members is EUR 14.00.
- For Non-members is EUR 16.00.
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Admission to Museum
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- For holders of ICOM or Vriendenloterij/VIP cards, entry is free.
- For youth up to 18 years of age, entry is free.
- For MK [Museumkaart] cards, there's a EUR 5 surcharge.
- The normal museum admission fee is EUR 22.50.
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Registration opens +/- 23 SEP 24.
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The deadline for registration is midnight Tuesday 8th October 2024.
Please note you'll only be added to the list of participants upon receipt of your payment and it's your responsibility to mitigate for any weekend/holiday delays on your bank's part. Please transfer to:
THE ARTS SOCIETY THE HAGUE account NL90 INGB 0008 3198 36.
Prior registration/booking is required.
Please click on this sentence for the registration form.
Cancellation Policy: Please note that fees to attend any Special Events or Lectures of The Arts Society The Hague are non-refundable. If at the last minute you need to cancel your attendance, please let us know so that your place can be allocated to someone on the Waiting List. Alternatively, you are welcome to arrange a replacement. All proceeds go to the on-going support of the Society.
Liability Policy: The Arts Society The Hague does not accept liability for any theft, accident or damage that may occur to those participating in The Society's activities.
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